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Chapter VII
She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room. Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along. He chose to be perverse about her romance. "Well, now, you had better let them alone. Remember Kendricks."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He chose to be perverse about her romance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, now, you had better let them alone.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Well, now, you had better let them alone.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember Kendricks."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, now, you had better let them alone.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He chose to be perverse about her romance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He chose to be perverse about her romance.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
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From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading He chose to be perverse about her romance.
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From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
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From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
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From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
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From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
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From this reading Remember Kendricks."
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From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He chose to be perverse about her romance.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember Kendricks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He chose to be perverse about her romance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, now, you had better let them alone.
at the time that
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then she sank into a kind of triumphal collapse, from which she roused herself to point her husband to the chair beside her when he happened along.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She had the composure to say, "You can leave your shawl with me, Miss Triscoe," and to receive her fervent, "Oh, thank you," before they sailed off together, with inhuman indifference to the girl at the corner of the music-room.
